GRE Word List
PANACEA
a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retribution | recompense |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |